Author Description

The Short Story Is Moving From Relative Neglect To A Central Position In The Curriculum; As A Teaching Tool, It Offers Students A Route Into Many Complex Areas, Including Critical Theory, Gender Studies, Postcolonialism And Genre. This Book Offers A Practical Guide To The Short Story In The Classroom, Covering All These Fields And More. Cover; Contents; Series Preface; Notes On Contributors; Acknowledgements; A Chronology Of Significant Works; Introduction; 1 Short Shorts: Exploring Relevance And Filling In Narratives; 2 Questioning Short Stories: Joyce, Barnes And Simpson; 3 Raymond Carver And The Power Of Style; 4 Women Writers; 5 The Postcolonial Experience: The South East Asian Short Story In English; 6 The Science Fiction Short Story; 7 Story And Film; 8 Why Teaching The Short Story Today Is A Thankless Task; 9 Postgraduate Research; Appendix: Film Adaptations; Further Reading; Index Edited By A. Cox. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English